Ghost of Hampton Court?

The ghost of Hampton Court?



Could this be the Hampton Court ghost?
To the scepter it may simply look like a fuzzy CCTV image of someone in a long coat walking through a doorway. Experts
say the long-coated figure could be the best proof yet found that
things really do go bump in the night... and the day too. The mystery surfaced two months ago at the 16th-century palace, once home to King Henry VIII. Security
staff heard alarms ringing near an exhibition hall, indicating fire
doors had been opened. But on investigation they found the doors
closed. Perplexed, they examined CCTV footage, and that is when it got spooky. The
cameras showed the heavy doors popping open but no one there. Then,
suddenly, the long- coated figure appeared and slammed the doors shut. The guards were told the same thing happened at the same time - about 1pm - the day before. To
add to the mystery, the doors also flew open at the same time the very
next day. But the ghostly figure has been spotted only once. The
suspected spook has not just been sighted by CCTV. Australian tourists
also claim to have seen a ghost near the exhibition area. The palace,
in West London, has ruled out its guides as suspects because they do
not enter that part of the building. Psychologist Dr Richard Wise-man said the specter, nicknamed Skeleton, might prove to be a significant discovery. 'It could be the best ghost sighting ever,' he said. 'I haven't seen anything that would match that at all.'

Yes, I have seen this video clip several times - I think it is actually a couple of years old; on a first viewing one's first reaction was 'too good to be true' or 'just too convenient'. But heck, why shouldn't it be genuine?

By all accounts it was meant to be a locked door, however it is clear from the inside of the doors that it is a fire escape - the type where you hit the bar to get out. i.e. locked from the outside, but not the inside. Unless fire escapes are allowed to be locked when the Palace is not open to the public.

Unfortunately we were not shown footage from other CCTV angles after the event. The outside of the Palace must surely be covered from every angle? This might have shown the apparition vapourising or walking through a solid wall - which would have been convincing. Or it might have shown a member of staff walking round the corner, taking his helmet off and .....ing himself laughing!